Isla Zacate Grande

Isla Zacate Grande

Zacate Grande
Highest point
Elevation 640 m (2,100 ft)
Prominence 640 m (2,100 ft)
Coordinates 13°20′10″N 87°37′41″W / 13.336°N 87.628°W / 13.336; -87.628 (Isla Zacate Grande)
Geography
Location Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras
Parent range Central America Volcanic Arc
Geology
Age of rock Holocene
Mountain type Stratovolcano (extinct)

Isla Zacate Grande is a stratovolcano in Honduras. The volcano forms a 7 x 10 km wide island in the Gulf of Fonseca and has seven satellite cones, including Guegensi Island located 3 km from Zacate Grande.[1]

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